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Phineas P. Gage (1823–1860) was an American railroad construction foreman remembered for his improbable[B1]: 19 survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and for that injury's reported effects on his personality and behavior over the remaining 12 years of his life‍—‌effects sufficiently profound that friends saw him (for a time at least) as "no longer Gage". Long known as the "American Crowbar Case"‍—‌once termed "the case which more than all others is cal­cu­lated to excite our wonder, impair the value of prognosis, and even to subvert our phys­i­o­log­i­cal doctrines" [2]‍—‌Phineas Gage influenced 19th-century discussion about the mind and brain, par­tic­u­larly debate on cerebral local­i­za­tion,​​[M]: ch7-9 [B] and was perhaps the first case to suggest the brain's role in deter­min­ing per­son­al­ity, and that damage to specific parts of the brain might induce specific mental changes.

Phineas Gage - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American brain injury survivor (1823–1860) This article is about the survivor of an iron bar through the head. For the UK musical band, see Phinius Gage . "},"birth_place":{"wt":"[[Grafton County, New Hampshire]],{{NoteTag|name=birth_name}}<!--<<cite covers birth date and place, and discusses uncertainty of birthdate--> U.S."},"death_date":{"wt":"{{death date and age|1860|05|21|1823|07|09}}<!--1860 is correct despite Harlow reporting 1861; see Macmillan (2000) p. 108 -->"},"death_place":{"wt":"[[San Francisco Bay Ar

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